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AMERICANS CONQUER 29,028-FOOT EVEREST.
In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition,
sponsored in part by the National Geographic Soci-
ety, unfurled Old Glory atop the world's highest
mountain. Staff man Barry C. Bishop (inset) was
one of six who reached the summit.
Kodachromes by Barry C. Bishop and Luther G. Jerstad © N.G.S.
